Gastrointestinal Nursing

Gastrointestinal nursing is an expanding specialty with a steady increase in both nurse–led services and in specialist nurse practitioners e.g. in inflammatory bowel disease, stoma care, nutrition, endoscopy and counselling.
This comprehensive text lays the foundations for care by reviewing the anatomy and physiology underlying common conditions before covering their clinical features, causes, investigation and management. Underlying this approach are the specific nursing aspects of caring for patients with gastrointestinal conditions including psychosocial factors and issues such as the measurement of health related quality of life.

Spis treści:
Introduction.
Section 1: Structure, function and disorders of the gastrointestinal tract.
An overview of the gastrointestinal tract.
The oesophagus.
The stomach.
The small intestine.
The large intestine.
The liver.
The biliary system.
The pancreas.
Section 2: Essential aspects of gastroenterology.
Diagnostic tests and procedures in gastroenterology.
Emergencies of the gastrointestinal tract.
Pharmacology in gastroenterology.
Section 3: Living with gastrointestinal disorders.
Psychosocial factors in gastroenterology.
Quality of life in gastroenterology.
Glossary

Okładka tylna:
Gastrointestinal nursing is an expanding specialty with a steady increase in both nurse–led services and in specialist nurse practitioners e.g. in inflammatory bowel disease, stoma care, nutrition, endoscopy and counselling.
This comprehensive text lays the foundations for care by reviewing the anatomy and physiology underlying common conditions before covering their clinical features, causes, investigation and management. Underlying this approach are the specific nursing aspects of caring for patients with gastrointestinal conditions including psychosocial factors and issues such as the measurement of health related quality of life.
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